Nelthorpe Surname

928,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Nelthorpe Surname Definition:

The baronet's family is traced to Kent in the XVI. cent. The name may be a corruption of Neithorpe, a parish in co. Oxford.

Nelthorpe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1791:311,27423,420
Australia421:642,75544,739
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England921:264,95018,810
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Nelthorpe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The baronet's family is traced to Kent in the XVI. cent. The name may be a corruption of Neithorpe, a parish in co. Oxford.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

NELTHROPE: From Nehwl, Gothic for near, nigh; thorpe, a village; given to an individual living at such a spot near the village.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Nelthorpe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nelthorpe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Nelthorpe is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelthorpe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 928,396th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 25,660,373 people. The surname Nelthorpe is predominantly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Nelthorpe reside; 64 percent reside in Northern Europe and 64 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 179 people, or 1 in 311,274. In England Nelthorpe is mostly found in: Durham, where 17 percent reside, Lincolnshire, where 15 percent reside and Hampshire, where 14 percent reside. Besides England it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Nelthorpe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nelthorpe has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Nelthorpe last name increased 195 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 967 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nelthorpe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nelthorpe surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nelthorpe earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.1% more than the national average, earning $44,917 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.23% less than the national average, earning $42,615 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nellthorpe959/
Nelthorp944/
Nelthrope8944/
Nellthorp8929/
Nalthorpe890/
Neltharp820/
Nolthorp820/
Neltherp820/
Nelthropp78158/
Nelathrop784/
Niltorp753/

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